Civil lawsuits have been filed on behalf of two sheriff deputies who died in a traffic crash on Interstate 20 in Columbia County in 2020.
The Columbia County Superior Court lawsuit were filed by the widows of Fulton County Sheriff Deputy Kenny B. Ingram, 55, and Deputy Anthony White, 48, who died on the job Sept. 29. 2020.
The lawsuits name as defendants the truck driver whose semi Ingram hit from behind, Manley C. Dubose III, the trucking company he worked for, Privateer Transport, its insurance company, Great West Casualty and the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Linda Faye Ingram and Talana White are the plaintiffs in the lawsuits filed on behalf of themselves and their husbands’ estates.
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According to the lawsuits and news accounts at the time of the crash, Ingram and White were on their way to pick up a person to be returned to the Fulton County jail.
They were headed east on I-20, traveling in the left-hand lane about 11:30 a.m. when Dubose’s moved his semi from the right lane to the left lane and came to a stop near mile marker 190 near the Grovetown exit. Ingram was unable to stop in time or move into another lane, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuits accuse the state’s Department of Transportation of failing to implement a safe and proper traffic control plan for road work on the interstate the day of the crash.
Ingram worked for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 15 years. White had worked for the department for seven years, according to news reports.
Sandy Hodson is a staff reporter covering courts for The Augusta Press. Reach her at sandy@theaugustapress.com.
